During the airport tour, members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations were taken on a walk through the point-of-entry, Customs stations, secondary screening and interview rooms. In addition, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents were asked to describe for CAIR representatives various features of the high-risk passenger lookout system.

In a meeting, CBP’s executive director of field operations assured CAIR officials agents do not single out Muslim passengers for special screening and that they must undergo a mandatory course in Muslim sensitivity training. The course teaches agents Muslims believe jihad is an “internal struggle against sin” and not holy warfare.

A CBP supervisor described the course, along with its companion training manual and video, as “politically correct drivel.”

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]]>http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/this-day-in-wnd-history-muslim-mafia-gets-vip-airport-security-tour/feed/0Why do Christians follow evolution-based diets?http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/why-do-christians-follow-evolution-based-diets/
http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/why-do-christians-follow-evolution-based-diets/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 23:46:43 +0000http://wp.wnd.com/?p=4606355According to many New York Times best-sellers over the past few years, many of the myriad of diseases that afflict man would subside or be eliminated if we just ate like our purported paleolithic ancestors. For example, the most recent evolutionary diet book making the Times best-sellers list is “Whole30,” which states it “is essentially a modified version of the paleo diet. It stands by the belief that humans haven’t evolved to handle certain foods like sugars, dairy, legumes (beans, peas, and lentils), peanuts, and grains.” Similar books touting the popular Paleolithic, Caveman and Eat 4 Your Blood Type diets have all made the best-sellers lists in the past, all providing similarly misguided advice. The current gluten-free food fad, except for those with diagnosed celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, is also part of the origins-deception issue.

It is understandable why this type of dietary nonsense has become so popular. According to a recently published Gallup poll – May 22, 2017 – 57 percent of the U.S. population believe in some form of evolution, which illustrates the growing science illiteracy of Americans. So, why shouldn’t Christians embrace these fad diets?

The obvious initial reason is quite simple. The restricted foods are all clearly allowed by Scripture and have been part of man’s diet since the beginning of time. Since evolution is based upon the initial premise of abiogenesis, which is biologically impossible, the various food restrictions based upon evolutionary theory are senseless. Regardless of the obvious arguments opposing evolution and any promoted lifestyle associated with it, let’s look at some specific well-established health reasons why various foods should not be excluded.

Sugar. I will assume that the paranoia over sugar relates to table sugar and all the purported “studies” linking it to various diseases. Sugar is a 1-to-1 mixture of two smaller molecules of glucose and fructose, the same molecules found in all fruits, vegetables and grains, which are readily metabolized by the body. So, the problem should have nothing to do with the molecule itself, but the quantity of it in the diet.

As with any chemical compound, the “Principle of Toxicology – The Dose Makes the Poison,” applies here, as I explain in this earlier column. It is common sense that excessive quantities of sugar, especially in inactive individuals, can result in excessive weight gain and the associated diseases that come with obesity – but don’t let the molecule itself instill fear in you. By itself, it is devoid of nutrient value, but sugar can certainly be utilized as an energy source.

Ironically, many in the paleolithic-related diet fads will embrace honey, which is made up mostly of glucose and fructose, the same two molecules found in table sugar. Honey has a minor number of various vitamins, minerals, other sugars, water, as well as other elements, but they are insignificant, and the end metabolic product of most of the honey, as table sugar, is glucose. Additionally, honey contains a 1.22 ratio of fructose to glucose (fructose 35 percent to glucose 31 percent), while, similarly, high fructose corn syrup contains fructose at 55 percent to glucose at 45 – yet many in the paleo movement would demonize HFCS and embrace honey. The safety of HFCS is presented here, but the point is, whether it is table sugar, HFCS, or honey, the end product of their metabolism, as well as calories per gram, are the same.

Dairy. Genesis 18:8 illustrates the importance of dairy in our ancestral diets, especially as a major source of protein, calcium and many other nutrients. Milk has always been an important dietary commodity, especially among the poor as an inexpensive protein source. Milk is also the only animal-based food that contains significant amounts of carbohydrates, as an energy source.

It is true that some are unable to consume milk due to lactose intolerance (which is an individual digestive problem), but this should not negate the entirety of the dairy foods. Anyone with lactose intolerance can still tolerate most cheeses and yogurt, and may tolerate lower intakes of milk as well. Many in the paleo movement will attempt to equate “milk” from various plant-derived foods, such as almond, rice, or soy, as similar to cow’s milk, but the essential amino acid composition of cow’s milk is superior, and almond milk is considerably lower in total protein content. Additionally, until someone can show me the anatomical udders or mammary glands on almonds, rice, or soy, plant-based “milks” are juices, not milk.

Legumes and grains. This is the most absurd of the restrictions of these fad diets. Christ picked and ate wheat in Matthew 12:1, which of course is avoided by the paleolithic as well as the gluten-free crowd. Not only do legumes and grains contain a multitude of plant chemicals, likely thousands, which play a positive role in our health, it is well-established that the byproducts of the fermented fibers in these foods, by intestinal bacteria, provide protective metabolites for the prevention of colon cancer. Additionally, the fiber in these foods plays a significant role in stool weight and transit time through the intestines and the prevention of diverticulosis. The fiber also maintain satiety longer between meals, which inhibits excessive caloric intake and the prevention of obesity.

In many cultures, beans and rice are staple foods, and the combination of the two are referred to as complementary proteins. This means that the essential amino acids that are missing in the beans are present in the grain. When you combine the two together in a meal, it is comparable to eating animal-based protein. So, in many cultures, especially among the poor, their main complete protein sources mostly come from combining two food items these misguided diets restrict.

The take-home message here is very simple. Making food choices based upon the junk-science of evolution is misguided.

]]>http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/why-do-christians-follow-evolution-based-diets/feed/0New Yorker cover depicts Trump sailing with Klanhttp://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/new-yorker-cover-depicts-trump-sailing-with-klan/
http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/new-yorker-cover-depicts-trump-sailing-with-klan/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 21:41:18 +0000http://wp.wnd.com/?p=4606256(The Hill) The upcoming cover of The New Yorker depicts President Trump in a boat with sails that resemble the hood of a Ku Klux Klansmen.

The cover art, titled “Blowhard” by artist David Plunkert, focuses on Trump’s statements Tuesday in which he blamed “both sides” for violence caused by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend that left one dead and dozens injured.

Trump said there were “very fine people on both sides” of the protest that included neo-Nazis.

“President Trump’s weak pushback to hate groups — as if he was trying not to alienate them as voters — compelled me to take up my pen,” Plunkert said in a press release.

]]>http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/new-yorker-cover-depicts-trump-sailing-with-klan/feed/0Jimmyhttp://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/jimmy/
http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/jimmy/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 19:11:45 +0000http://wp.wnd.com/?p=2008665Editor’s note:Do you need something to smile about? Every day, WND selects the best joke offered up by readers and contributors to its Laughlines forum and brings it to you as the WND Joke of the Day. Here is today’s offering:

Beckett, nicknamed Bear, was less pessimistic about the impact Dylan’s newfound Christian outlook would have on the upcoming album. Beckett told Marshall he replied on the phone to Wexler, “I think it will work out Jerry if he doesn’t get too schmaltzy on the lyrics.”

The audience was not only applauding the music, but the principle of freedom of expression, after several left-wing members of the orchestra had attempted to organize a boycott of the event by the musicians and by the public.

]]>http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/liberal-boycott-of-dennis-prager-goes-bust/feed/0Protesters in Atlanta mistakenly deface 'Peace Monument'http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/protesters-in-atlanta-mistakenly-deface-peace-monument/
http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/protesters-in-atlanta-mistakenly-deface-peace-monument/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 13:39:03 +0000http://wp.wnd.com/?p=4606093(AJC) Protesters took to the streets in Atlanta and elsewhere Sunday night, outraged over the violence in Charlottesville, where a “Unite the Right” rally clashed with counter protesters. Heather Heyer, 32, was killed when a car plowed through a group of pedestrians. James Alex Fields Jr., 20, a failed military aspirant whose former high school teacher said he was “fascinated with Nazism” and “idolized Adolf Hitler,” was charged with second-degree murder and was denied bond on Monday.

The Atlanta march traveled from Woodruff Park to Piedmont Park Sunday, where some damaged the Peace Monument, erected in 1911. The sculpture features an angel standing above a Confederate soldier, guiding him to lay down his weapon.

]]>http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/protesters-in-atlanta-mistakenly-deface-peace-monument/feed/0Fox News host gets death threats after ripping Trumphttp://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/fox-news-host-gets-death-threats-after-ripping-trump/
http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/fox-news-host-gets-death-threats-after-ripping-trump/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 03:29:23 +0000http://wp.wnd.com/?p=4606082(VARIETY) — Eboni K. Williams had never received anything like the responses she garnered after she aired her grievances with President Trump while on-air on “The Fox News Specialists.”

The co-host addressed Trump on Monday in her “Eboni’s Docket” segment, which she writes herself, berating him for failing to specify white nationalist groups in his condemnation of the violence that occurred at Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. She told Variety in an interview on Wednesday that her personal website, which usually receives an average of 10-15 emails after each segment, was inundated with over 150 emails, only three of which were anything other than “seething, scathing” takedowns.

“I should meet my Maker soon, I shouldn’t be allowed to walk the streets of New York,” she cited as some examples of the type of comments she received. “They heard that I live in Harlem — Harlem needs to watch out.” Her book publisher became so concerned that he asked her to request additional security from Fox News, which she did — Williams is now escorted to and from the building when she arrives to work.

After having the Declaration of Independence read to his troops, General George Washington issued the order, July 9, 1776: “Commanding officers of each regiment are directed to procure Chaplains … persons of good Characters and exemplary lives – To see that all inferior officers and soldiers pay them a suitable respect and attend carefully upon religious exercises. The blessing and protection of Heaven are at all times necessary but especially so in times of public distress and danger – The General hopes and trusts, that every officer and man, will endeavour so to live, and act, as becomes a Christian Soldier, defending the dearest Rights and Liberties of his country. … The peace and safety of his Country depends (under God) solely on the success of our arms.”

On May 2, 1778, General George Washington issued the order to his troops at Valley Forge: “The Commander-in-Chief directs that Divine service be performed every Sunday at 11 o’clock, in each Brigade which has a Chaplain. Those Brigades which have none will attend the places of worship nearest to them. It is expected that officers of all ranks will, by their attendance, set an example for their men. While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to laud the more distinguished Character of Christian.”

On Nov. 15, 1862, President Lincoln ordered: “The discipline and character of the national forces should not suffer nor the cause they defend be imperiled by the profanation of the day or name of the Most High. … ‘At this time of public distress,’ adopting the words of Washington in 1776, ‘men may find enough to do in the service of God and their country without abandoning themselves to vice and immorality. …'”

Lincoln added: “… The first general order issued by the Father of his Country after the Declaration of Independence indicates the spirit in which our institutions were founded and should ever be defended: ‘The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country.'”

President Benjamin Harrison ordered, June 7, 1889: “In November, 1862, President Lincoln quoted the words of Washington to sustain his own views, and announced in a general order that – ‘The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, desires and enjoins the orderly observance of the Sabbath by the officers and men in the military and naval service. The importance for man and beast of the prescribed weekly rest, the sacred rights of Christian soldiers and sailors, a becoming deference to the best sentiment of a Christian people, and a due regard for the Divine Will demand that Sunday labor in the Army and Navy be reduced to the measure of strict necessity. …'”

President Benjamin Harrison added: “… To recall the kindly and considerate spirit of the orders issued by these great men in the most trying times of our history, and to promote contentment and efficiency, the President directs that Sunday morning inspection will be merely of the dress and general appearance.”

President Woodrow Wilson gave the order, Jan. 20, 1918: “The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, following the reverent example of his predecessors, desires and enjoins the orderly observance of the Sabbath by the officers and men in the military and naval service of the United States. The importance for man and beast of the prescribed weekly rest, the sacred rights of Christian soldiers and sailors, a becoming deference to the best sentiment of a Christian people, and a due regard for the Divine Will demand that Sunday labor in the Army and Navy be reduced to the measure of strict necessity. Such an observance of Sunday is dictated by the best traditions of our people and by the convictions of all who look to Divine Providence for guidance and protection, and, in repeating in this order the language of President Lincoln, the President in confident that he is speaking alike to the hearts and to the consciences of those under his authority.”

In 1947, the U.S. Corp of Cadets required: “Attendance at chapel is part of a cadet’s training; no cadet will be exempted. Each cadet will receive religious training in one of the three particular faiths: Protestant, Catholic or Jewish.”

In 1949, the U.S. Naval Academy required: “All Midshipmen, except those on authorized outside church parties, shall attend Sunday services in the chapel.”

On Aug. 17, 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower, who had been Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Forces during World War II, authorized the code of conduct for U.S. soldiers, which stated: “I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense. … If captured … I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy. … I will never forget I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.”

President Dwight Eisenhower stated Dec. 24, 1953, lighting the National Christmas Tree: “George Washington long ago rejected exclusive dependence upon mere materialistic values. In the bitter and critical winter at Valley Forge, when the cause of liberty was so near defeat, his recourse was sincere and earnest prayer. … As religious faith is the foundation of free government, so is prayer an indispensable part of that faith.”

President Dwight Eisenhower broadcast from the White House for the American Legion’s Back-to-God, Feb. 7, 1954: “As a former soldier, I am delighted that our veterans are sponsoring a movement to increase our awareness of God in our daily lives. In battle, they learned a great truth – that there are no atheists in the foxholes. They know that in time of test and trial, we instinctively turn to God for new courage.”

President Dwight Eisenhower stated at the opening of the White House Conference of Mayors, Dec. 14, 1953: “I want to point out something about fighting – about war. … The winning of war – the effectiveness in such things – is in the heart, in the determination, in the faith. It is in our beliefs in our country, in our God, everything that goes to make up America.”

President Dwight Eisenhower, Feb. 20, 1955, stated for the American Legion Back-To-God Program: “The Founding Fathers … recognizing God as the author of individual rights, declared that the purpose of Government is to secure those rights. … But in many lands the State claims to be the author of human rights … If the State gives rights, it can – and inevitably will – take away those rights. Without God, there could be no American form of Government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first – the most basic – expression of Americanism. Thus the Founding Fathers saw it, and thus, with God’s help, it will continue to be. … Veterans realize, perhaps more clearly than others, the prior place that Almighty God holds in our national life.”

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]]>http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/the-most-important-weapon-a-soldier-can-possess/feed/0Tornado warninghttp://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/tornado-warning/
http://mobile.wp.wnd.com/2017/08/tornado-warning/#respondWed, 16 Aug 2017 23:34:10 +0000http://wp.wnd.com/?p=520019Editor’s note:Do you need something to smile about? Every day, WND selects the best joke offered up by readers and contributors to its Laughlines forum and brings it to you as the WND Joke of the Day. Here is today’s offering:

Our family took shelter in the basement after hearing a tornado warning. My husband told everyone to stay put while he got his cell phone out of the car, in case the lines went dead.

He didn’t return for the longest time, so I went looking for him. I was upstairs calling his name, when I heard our phone machine click on.